JCPOA Parties Already Warned of Iran’s Plan for Possible NPT Exit

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal had already been given a warning from President Hassan Rouhani that Tehran might leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a compensatory measure.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chief of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has strongly criticized the decision by Britain, Germany and France to trigger a dispute settlement mechanism featured in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran's ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has condemned the international silence over the US’ assassination of Iranian top military commander, Lt. Gen. Ghasem Soleimani.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Foreign Ministry slammed a statement by South Korea’s Ministry of Defense in which it had used a fake name instead of the ‘Persian Gulf’.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the country’s recent moves to thwart US plots and said the Islamic Republic has proven its power to counter foreign and domestic threats at any level.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that following UK ambassador's presence in an illegal gathering, he was given a serious warning to avoid repetition of such a move in Iran.

TEHRAN (defapress) – The new commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) described the US as the source of wickedness, stressing that the Islamic Republic’s enemies only understand the language of force and could be defeated through resistance and steadfastness.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza, exchanged views about a host of issues, including the latest efforts to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi deplored as politically-motivated a recent decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ban Iranian teams from hosting their AFC Champions League matches at home.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi sent a message to Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, expressing hope that the top Shiite cleric would rapidly recover from his “successful” surgery.